Sold Out
Book Categories |
Preface | ||
Acknowledgments | ||
List of Figures | ||
List of Tables | ||
List of Abbreviations | ||
List of Symbols | ||
Pt. 1 | From Syntactic Categories to Semantic Maps | |
1 | Syntactic Argumentation and Radical Construction Grammar | 3 |
Methodology and Theory in Syntax | 9 | |
Constructions and Construction Grammar | 14 | |
Distributional Analysis and Cross-linguistic Universals | 29 | |
Distributional Analysis and the Representation of Particular Language Grammars | 34 | |
Radical Construction Grammar: Frequently Asked Questions | 47 | |
2 | Parts of Speech | 63 |
The Alleged Absence of Parts of Speech in Particular Languages | 65 | |
From Lumping to Splitting | 75 | |
Conceptual Space, Semantic Maps and a Universal Theory of Parts of Speech | 84 | |
Integrating the Language-particular and the Universal in the Representation of Grammatical Knowledge | 105 | |
3 | Syntactic Categories and Semantic Relativity | 108 |
The Relationship between Form and Meaning | 108 | |
Hidden Assumptions in Arguments for Semantic Relativity | 110 | |
The Dynamic, Fluctuating Character of Linguistic "Relativity" | 124 | |
Semantic Universals, Relativity, and Radical Construction Grammar | 129 | |
4 | Clausal Syntactic Roles ("Grammatical Relations") | 132 |
Language Universals without Universal Syntactic Roles | 134 | |
Language Universals without Global Syntactic Roles | 147 | |
Some Further Complications | 161 | |
Pt. 2 | From Syntactic Relations to Symbolic Relations | |
5 | Dependency, Constituency, and Linear Order | 175 |
Collocational Dependencies as Semantic Relations | 179 | |
Constituency and Linear Order | 185 | |
Overtly Coded Dependencies | 197 | |
6 | A Radical Approach to Syntactic Relations | 203 |
The Logical Argument against Syntactic Relations | 203 | |
Syntactic Relations vs. Symbolic Relations | 206 | |
Syntactic Relations vs. Syntactic Roles | 220 | |
Comprehending Constructions without Syntactic Relations | 233 | |
7 | Heads, Arguments, and Adjuncts | 241 |
Criteria for Headhood | 242 | |
Deconstructing Heads | 246 | |
A Semantic Definition of "Head" | 254 | |
Grammaticilization and the PIBU Profile Equivalent | 260 | |
"Heads" and Roots in Morphology | 268 | |
The Argument-Adjunct Distinction | 272 | |
Pt. 3 | From Universal Constructions to Syntactic Space | |
8 | The Voice Continuum | 283 |
Prelude: Animacy Constraints in Actives and Passives | 288 | |
The Structural Variety of Actives and Passives | 290 | |
Blurring the Active-Nonactive Distinction | 302 | |
A Typological-Universal Analysis of Voice Constructions | 310 | |
9 | The Coordination-Subordination Continuum | 320 |
A Gestalt Analysis of Coordination and Adverbial Subordination | 328 | |
E-site Elaboration and the Typology of Complements and Relative Clauses | 346 | |
The Syntactic Space of Complex Sentences: the Deranking Hierarchy | 354 | |
10 | Syntactic Theory and the Theory of Language | 362 |
References | 369 | |
Index of Authors | 393 | |
Index of Languages | 397 | |
Index of Constructions, Categories, and Features | 401 | |
Index of Subjects | 407 |
Login|Complaints|Blog|Games|Digital Media|Souls|Obituary|Contact Us|FAQ
CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? CLICK HERE!!! X
You must be logged in to add to WishlistX
This item is in your Wish ListX
This item is in your CollectionRadical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective
X
This Item is in Your InventoryRadical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective
X
You must be logged in to review the productsX
X
X
Add Radical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective, This book is based on the results of research in language typology, and motivated by the need for a theory to explain them. Croft proposes intimate linkis between syntactic and semantic structures, and argues that the basic elements of any language are no, Radical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective to the inventory that you are selling on WonderClubX
X
Add Radical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective, This book is based on the results of research in language typology, and motivated by the need for a theory to explain them. Croft proposes intimate linkis between syntactic and semantic structures, and argues that the basic elements of any language are no, Radical Construction Grammar: Syntactic Theory in Typological Perspective to your collection on WonderClub |